Kilde is satisfied: "Almost like a victory". Mayer: "Now to full speed for the super-g cup"

The two great protagonists of the Kvitfjell descent in the post race. The Norwegian again at the top of the general, the Carinthian signs poker and dreams of the crystal ball in super-g.

Saturday 7 March 2020 4 minutes reading time

A race that shifted the balance again, although today was quite predictable, in the race for the general World Cup which sees, three races from the conclusion, Aleksander Aamodt Kilde drive with 54 points margin on Alexis Pinturault and 161 on Henrik Kristoffersen, who now seems cut out of the fight. The Frenchman will need a great super-g, tomorrow in Kvitfjell, to contain the fury of a Kilde who, in the descent on the home Olympic track, was already anticipating what would be the second seasonal success. And instead, AAK had to settle for the fifth place of honor (compared to the only victory in the super-g of Saalbach), burned for 14 cents by Matthias Mayer. Considering the 80 points collected and a calendar that will propose a favorable super-g and the chance to bring home a weight result even in the giant of Kranjska Gora, the Norwegian is now the main candidate for the absolute crystal ball, so much to smile and how in the post race. â€œIt is almost like a victory - he explained to the Norwegian media - even though I thought I had played a victory race. Seeing Mayer, however, I must say that it was one of the best tests of the season, so there is being beaten ". And the bi Olympic champion, on the microphones of the ORF, explained the secret of his masterpiece today (4th seal in the season, second in terms of victories only at Pinturault with 6, editor's note): â€œIn evidence I was hiding? Let's say that they are also used to try material towards the next season, in the end of this - the words of the Carinthian - I knew that returning to the material with which I am comfortable, it would have been possible to obtain a good result. The super-g? I will have a chance for the specialty cup (it would be the first of my career) only if I win, so I will stick to the whole thing. "

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